They are a part of DTV Utah, but I don't think they have redundancy in their transmitters. I believe everybody else has a dual transmitter, which can operate with either/both amplifier "cabinets".

KSL had similar problems with our original transmitter. The screen supply just didn't like working at 9500' ASL. So, KSL is actually on our second DTV transmitter in 12 years.

KTVX should look in to getting one of the MediaFLO units. I think there are three or four in the SLC area.

....DTV Utah members are KUTV(2), KTVX(4), KSL(5), KUED(7), KUEN(9), KBYU(11), KJZZ(14), and KUCW(30)....KSTU(13), KTMW(20) and KUPX(16) are next door.... KUTH(32) is at Lake Mountain..... KPNZ(24) is in the KSL building, as is Telemundo (50, operating on 14 and 10)....KUCL(26) is on the East Bench, and 19 is on Ensign.

Ken English, Sr. Engineer, KSL-TV."The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent the Company positions, strategies or opinions."

They are a part of DTV Utah, but I don't think they have redundancy in their transmitters. I believe everybody else has a dual transmitter, which can operate with either/both amplifier "cabinets".

KSL had similar problems with our original transmitter. The screen supply just didn't like working at 9500' ASL. So, KSL is actually on our second DTV transmitter in 12 years.

KTVX should look in to getting one of the MediaFLO units. I think there are three or four in the SLC area.

....DTV Utah members are KUTV(2), KTVX(4), KSL(5), KUED(7), KUEN(9), KBYU(11), KJZZ(14), and KUCW(30)....KSTU(13), KTMW(20) and KUPX(16) are next door.... KUTH(32) is at Lake Mountain..... KPNZ(24) is in the KSL building, as is Telemundo (50, operating on 14 and 10)....KUCL(26) is on the East Bench, and 19 is on Ensign.

I thought KTVX was in their own building a couple peaks to the south?
Did this change recently? or am I thinking of someone else?

I always heard that their Mt. Nelson site was restricted to only having the one analog TV station up there (some kind of zoning or lease restriction), so I assumed they would tear it down after 2009, but it looks like a whole lot of other stuff is up there, permanently.
I kinda wonder if KTVX still has ENG receivers up there?

Ken English, Sr. Engineer, KSL-TV."The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent the Company positions, strategies or opinions."

KULX-LD on VHF Channel 10 has permanently turned off their Farnsworth Peak transmitter.
They are now operating on UHF Channel 14 only, as of Thursday afternoon.
KULX-LD is owned by Airwaves, and is licensed to Ogden.

KEJT-LP, Salt Lake City, analog channel 50 owned by NBC Telemundo is still operating on 50, although it has had a CP to go Digital on UHF channel 31 since 2006.

Ken English, Sr. Engineer, KSL-TV."The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent the Company positions, strategies or opinions."

KEJT-LP, Salt Lake City, analog channel 50 owned by NBC Telemundo is still operating on 50, although it has had a CP to go Digital on UHF channel 31 since 2006.

CPs are only good for three years, although I think the FCC was allowing two six-month extensions for digital conversions. Nevertheless, the KEJT-LD companion channel 31 CP was dismissed by the FCC in April 2010. At this time, KEJT-LP has not revealed any plans for digital conversion.

That was confusing....
I see that it was renewed in March, 2007, and expired in 36 months.
I guess they will just stay analog until the end. I wonder why they even bother.

Actually, the digital companion channel was applied for in November 2006, but wasn't granted until March 2007. KEJT applied for an extension in March 2010, on the day the CP was to expire, but the extension request was dismissed about a month later. There's no indication of whether the FCC rejected the extension request, or if KEJT's owners told the FCC never mind. I'm guessing the latter.

Looks like KPDR-LD has been sold. The new owners say there are some legal issues to be worked out, concerning who is actually in control at the moment, so no one is sure why they are off the air right now.

Maybe we'll hear something soon.

Ken English, Sr. Engineer, KSL-TV."The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent the Company positions, strategies or opinions."

The fiber optic system has been up and running for a while. It won't replace translators, though. It supplements the translator system, which doesn't carry all of the Salt Lake stations.
Most translators have a considerable number of direct viewers, even though some are classified as "relay" sites.

Ken English, Sr. Engineer, KSL-TV."The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent the Company positions, strategies or opinions."